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He Wants Il CIerkship.

AND sklS fOhid his QUAIlf lCAIlOSS.
Railway Mail superintendent Nash has received
the following unique letter. referred to him by the
Congressman to whom 1t was addressed:
"YOur correspondent is county-man and q
semi-acquaintance OF yours tsemi because the
acquaintance is all on one side-hisl. Honesty
and mOdeSty, Indigenous qualities OF SOnOma-
contemporaries OF the vineyards and redwOOds-
push him on to this acknowledgment. How like
ether is reciprocity in its ubiquity In the lively
ante-election days our candidatOr1al brother
knows us; in the dull post,polling time we know
him. Mr.. -, do not know how much OF a
stranger am to you, but am poor young devil
seeking what l may devour in the line OF Job
SO, with your permission, Will on to the dninals OF
this prolix epistle, all apologies waving:
Z. S. Railway Postal Service? / am a resident OF
this place: have been employed In reporting and
mailing depts. OF several papers In this state; was
for two years captains clerk and mailing clerk on
board South American coast steamer; am fairly
well educated; can decipher any class OF pen
wOrk,-frOm the cuneifOr1n characters on q Baby
lOnian monolith to a Bodega grangerS cryptic
gralnic communication in GdhsHu towards hts
Frisco commisSion-merchant; can speak Spanish;
enjoy excellent health; have clear conscience;
am a democrat from keel to truck, and good
Methodist with lots Of treasure laid up in Heaven
but none on earth, unfortunately.
This, sir, Is the sum total or my claims % on
your Kindness. don't make a heavy case, must
admit, but the gods help them who help them
selves and having done m my best, await the
the tone of my talk. Know You are ike ali rep I
tinually with "wants," so tried to vary the
style OF the thing, and, If possibly, throw In a
little humOr to mitigate your misery while read
ing. A clOwnish sort OF charity! In this commu-
nifty am a quasi commedian-a microscopic Bill
Nye-a rustic devotee OF Thalia-and, like Lear,
even in seriousness elemental or mental the fool
stays with Inc. The curtain Is going down on
your present Congressional engagement, is 1t note
Oh, We'll! when We get The mOdus oper0ndi OF the
L. s. Senatorial business into our immediate
hands, and anti-miliOnaireS become eligible to the
national toga, we may advance you from the
House to the Chamber.
Hora JugiE have written what thought
would give you an idea OF your young correspond
your good nature and innate desire to lend q hand
to friend indeed-I mean In need. o. X any
how, because friend in need Is friend indeed0
SO appoint you chairman Of committee on ma
claims, and anxiOusly await your report.
Please let me hear from you, or from this"
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DIED.


CHANLEE- On March z. 1857, at $40 . IN.
Funeral Thursday morning at O'Clock from hia
sisters residence Neina 1homas PA street SOUTH
east Friends and relatives are invited 10 ATTEND
FRENCH. On March 7th 1887, MARIA CHATTER
TON, ninety second Of her vile OF the
late GEORGE French, O. Georgetown.
Funeral services Oak Hill cemetery, GeoRetOwn,
on "Wednesday March 9Th. At O'Clock. Relatives sud
friends invited 10 attend
HALL ON Monday, March z, 1887, at O'Clock q
M O. C. HALL the fifty SECOND year Of his aye
funeral services Will bs held at his late residenca,
) O'Clock.
NEWMAN This morning March eth 1887 q -
m of cousumption, MARY ANlONIA, dau9ttar a
Oscar b. Newman, In her nineteenth year.
Funeral services at her fathers residenoe, $50 L
street north Tuesday, at O'Clock M Relatives
and friends respectfully invited 10 attend Intnrment
papers please copy.I
PgRCEIL On March eth. 1887. ANN PURCELL.
Faners from Trinity. church, corner Third end q
streets "Wednesday Ut pm Relatives and friends
|. RAsNER On sunday evening" March 9th 1857 q
20 O'Clock after q short ilinesa CONRAD kzSGER
In the nfty-fourfh year Of his aes.
Funeral will take place from his hte resideoce 1883
street northwest ON Wednesday. the 9Th inst ct
O'Clock pm.
WELSH. On Tuesday, March 8, 1887, Ut IL As 4
m, altar lingering illness. EDWARD TURNER ouo
Of Chss IL aud Fannie Welsh. agsd too yeaxs aud Ave
Tussrsl from the residepce Of his p.r,nts Hy,ss,.
VILE NJ Thursday March 10. 81 u 30 pR- xasn1a
md relauva invited
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SIX NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
A Talk With the building Inspector.
ANOTHER AUDIBLE In THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION
BILL.

Architect Brady, of the Office Of the inspector OF
oulldlngs Is busily engaged In preparing plans for
the new school houses for which Congress apprOpri-
ated ABOUT two hundred and forty thousand dollars
Inc adultlOnS to the county schools will be made
nrst, as Mr.. Entwtsle Is anxious to get rid OF the
smai Try before bending his energies to the large.
The TenleytOwn white school Hiding, which is
now only one story high, will be raised one story.
one-room addition will be made to the Column
pla-road building and two rooms to the Good Hope
Hill school. These last are intended for the COL
ored schools
NEW SITES TO BE PURCHASED.
Inspector Entwisle said to STAR reporter TO-
day: I'm addition to the three sites specified (the
Wallach, Sumner and South Washington for the
erection OF the new buildings 1t will be necessary
10 purchase four more sites, and possibly five.
me appropriation which was made for speci-
ned site In South Washington will not be suffi-
of ao ss R2upSse even with the ADDITION
therefore the Commissioners will be obliged to go
ELSEWHERE; So far as the second. third and sew
enth divisions are concerned their selection will
probably be left to the SuperntendentS OF schools
who know best what they want. After they have
done this the matter of the final selection will rest
with The commissioner"
A MIDDLE IN THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
There Is discrepancy of about $40, 600 between
the detailed estimates in the bill specifically APP
propriated for certain divisions and the sum total
OF the appropriation. But this is simply clerical
error In the addition and does not in any way gain
that amount to the District In their hurry to get
the bill through, however, it seems that an appro-
pr1at1On has been made for seven new
their intention to provide for only six.
The mistake, II one occurred, probably
in this wise. After detailing the amounts
to be expended on the county schools and on the
additions to the Wallach, Sumner and South
Washington schools, the bill provides for the
erection OF an eightroom school building in divi-
sion No. z, 81, 900, and also gives $4,000 for a
ste and further down in the bill 1t says: ''For
the purchase OF site and building a school house
No. 2 gets two $4,000 schools. This is
not the only instance where division
| has secured the whole hog. We are now building
provides in addition to this for two mOre-one to
cost for building and site $4,000 and the other
25,OOO-to be built on the Wallach school lot.
HOW'S thati'
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I'd EDITION.
--latest IelGglanS to The Star.
what Was Done Misunderstanding q
Place for the Next Meeting.

| what Was Done Notwithstanding q
Place for the Next Meeting.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
BALTIMORE March 8.-The fifth days session OF
| the Baltimore N. E. conference opened this morn
Ing With divine services by Rev Joseph r. Wheeler.
Resolutions Of regret were adopted for the illness
Of Rev. Tillottson A. Morgan. Revs Arthur II.
Thompson and William W. Barnes were passed
as travelling deacons and Revs. Summarized s..
Greenwell William C. Babcock, j. Fred Heisse and
William w. Davis were continued On trial. Under
the question "who are the superannuated preach
ers." Revs r. N. Lpscomts, w. C. Mullin, j. Gam
brill, NJ. A. Turner, o. p. Wirgman, NJ. Goheen, b.
H. Smith, w. H. Pitcher, James Brads, G. w.
Israel, 5. L. N. COnSer NJ. L. Hawley, j. w. Snort,
j. W. Kelley and j. D. Moore were continued In
In their present relations Rev. A. J. Bender was
changed from supernumerary to effective.
THE PLACE OF HOLDING THE NEXT ANNUAL con-
FERENCE.
Rev. j. F. 0Oucher moved TO fix the place for the
holding OF the next annual conference, and named
the First Church. Rev. j. j. G. webster named
Fayette Street Church Rev, S. A. Wilson named
Madison Avenue. Revs. w. T. D. Clemm and Jno;
Lanahan spoke In favor Of the First Church, and
1t was unanimously selected as the place OF meet
Ing OF the next conference.
Rev. Joel Brown presented the report OF the con-
ference stewards. The total receipts were
S13S3722. OF this there was paid to effective men
S5:s18so, and to supernumerary preachers and
widows and orphans, $7.9S7.5O. Addresses were
al Lands, and Rev. Dr.. 7. c. Hartzell. assistant
secretary OF the Freedman's aid society.
Rev. Geo. w. Cooper, presented 500 for the
Preachers Aid society, in the name OF the late
Mrs. Samuel Landstreet. At IL o'clock memorial
services were held for Rev. James H. Brown, ]. w.
Cullum and Thomas X. Marsh, members OF the
conference, who have died during the year; and
eulOgies were delivered The report OF the Kelso
home was read and adopted. 1t has 80 scholars
Mr.. James e. Hooper has been elected trustee and
president OF the board, in place OF Rev. James H.
Brown, deceased.
Rev. w. j. Mckinney offered o resolution that
In view OF the retirement OF Rev. W. H. Edwards
from the active service Of the church he receive
the congratulations of the conference for his three
score years of service. The resolution was adopted
by rising vote.
AGAINST THE REVISED VERSION.
Rev. John H. Dashiell, from the committee ap-
pointed under the resolution OF Rev. H. M. Har-
mon, to adopt the revision edition Of the Bible re-
ported adversely, and the report was adopted.
Rev. G. W. Baldwin moved that at the next an
nual conference the hours from 10 am. to 1880
pm, On every Tuesday, be set apart for remarks
on correctional interests. Adopted. Conference
adjourned until $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
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The AqUeduct Extension.

BIDS FUR MASONRY WORK OPENED.
Bids for the construction of the masonry OF the
reservoir outlet and wing walls of the river front
improvement have been opened at Col Hadn's
Office as follows: Geo. Pierce, of Frankfort, Me-,
S29, 1856; 7. H. Lyons of Baltimore, s45,3ss sc
for granite and s44,5S5.SO for red sand stone;
Flannery Brothers, of Washington S33 $3.50 for
granite and $50, 49, for blue stone; Lane & Malnati
s 81 M ~ss nro S.1Go Nolan, OF New YORK
vile, $5S, 1881; and Il. FL. Smith, OF New York
SS6, 1880 AS granite is the material to be used
1t Is probable that Nolan, Of New York, will be
awarded the contract
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National Base Bali League.
KANSAS CITY wITHDRAws ITS OFFER, AND INDIAN
APOIIS MAKES ONE

APOLIS MAKES ONE.
The annual meeting Of the National Base Ball
league was continued yesterday at the Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel, in New York. The full list OF delegates
is as follows: Al Spaulding, of Chicago; +. K.
Stearns and John Edison, OF Detroit: Ben Fine and
Dave Rowe, of Kansas City; D. s. Stromberg OF
St. Louis; John B. Day and c. Dillingham;, of New
York; w. A. Mennich, II. Phillips and A. K. Learn
drith, OF Pittsburg; John j. Rogers and Harry
Wright, Of Philadelphia: President Hewitt and
Billings and w. II. COnant, of Boston; l. New
berger. John H. Morton, David Morton, S. w. Burn
ham, Ross Clark and Frank Morrison, Of Indianap-
Oils. The league decided to allow the committee
OF three full jurisdiction In the matter OF selecting
the eighth club. The league then adjourned, and
the committee Of three-Day, Young and spauld-
ing-hed a secret session. The committee were
in session until seven O'Clock, and adjourned with
out accomplishing much. The Indianapolis dele
gates offered the committee $12, 600 for a fran
chise, and the league then offered the st. Louis
club the same sum for its resignation. The ST.
Louis delegate thought the amount too small, but
said he would consider 1t and give an answer to-
day. The Kansas City club has withdrawn its
offer of $4,000 for the st. Louis club franchise
and Indianapolis will undoubtedly be the eighth
club
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o. |s:oo
Name.
Name. o. 800
Washington Stock Exchan2e.

The following changes from yesterdays quotations
on the Washington Stock Exchange are noted to-day:
;,O,year fund 3,65s., 1924, currency, 12O7s bid,
bid Washington and Georsetown railroad bonds
1l21. bid ll2s. asked. Metropolitan railroad stock
loO DID, 1889 asked Washington Cas- 49, bid
Y9ss asked corcoran Insurance So bid. colnnbia
Insurance AZ bid. Riggs Insurance, SO bid, 81
asked Washington Market stock. 81 asked. Colum.
bia National Bank, ITO bid, IlOX asked
National Metropolitan bank. 49,, bid Farmers
aud Mechanics, Bank, Georgetown. 40 bid, l7h
Title Insurance, ll6 bid, Penn. Tel. Co. Az
bid - asked chesapeake and Pot. Tel. Co.
S4}s bid, 81 asked. U. j. Electric Light 64I,
bid, S5h asked. ". L !: I'd mortgage bonds, 81
bid. Panorama stock. AZ bid ' ~
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Educating the Colored People.

TIRE WORK OF THE FREEDMENS AID SOCIETY OF THE
METHODIST CHURCH.
The Freedmen's Aid society held its anniversary
last night in Baltimore. Rev. William p. Edwards
presided. Rev. DR.. s. c. Hartzell assistant secretary
of the society, made an address. Hesa1d that the
society has expended 81, 0O0. 600 has % institu-
lions, and 1000 young colored men and women
being educated. 1t has university at Chatta-
nooga and one ut Little Rock, and the total num-
under its care is GOOO. Seyenty-f1ye cOlOred ply
sicians have been educated. Five hundred cOlored
children are born every twenty-fOur hours. Since
the surrender at Appomattox the Methodist Epis-
cOpal church has built over 1000 new churches In
tHe s oyer $500 COO had TO taSs the
best preachers we could get at first. Our
bishops In the south have ordained hundreds OF
the hymn with the book upside down. We put
men In the pulpit and about all they could do was
to shout and pound the Bible. But now they must
have better preachers, and they must be educated
In the schools or this society.
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Is 1t an Internal Machine1

package has been received at the dead letter
Office, which was mailed in Boston, and addressed
to the Prince Of Wales, London, England. 1t was
held for postage. When 1t was opened it was
found to contain brass figure OF Christ evidently
detached from small crucihx, and a small
glass tube containing a white liquid and having
TWO wires running through the tube and projected
from both ends. A paper enclosed contained an
fncohrent sentence The dead letter officials were
apprehensive that the glass tube might be an in
ton, and they are trying to find some one who will
test the explosive qualities OF the liquid If it has
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The Emancipation Celebration.

MONDAY, APRIL 18th, SELECTED AS THE DAY.
The committees on finance and arrangements for
the emancipation celebration met at the Office OF
the Bee last evening. resolution was adopted
by the finance committee requesting each district
to send 80 to the committee to aid in defraying
the expenses OF the celebration. the money to be
forwarded to the chairman, W. II. Jackson. The
Monday, April 18th, instead OF Saturday, April
10th, as the day to celebrate the twenty-firth
anniversary Of the emancipation OF slaves in the
District OF Columbia
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AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Speaker Carlisle, Senators Allison, Wilson, Wal
thai, Van Wyck, Bate and Payne, Representatives
Hatch, Cannon, Boyle, Mills Frederick, Cabell,
Iarsney; Foran, Wallace, Anderson tohiol, Rich
and VIM. NJ Mass. OF Indiana Anderson {Kans.),
Snyder, Fisher, Morrow, Reed, Neal, Springer,
Lontitt with the Misses ortman OF California, and
ex-Gov. Geo. A. Crawford, OF Colorado.
PATENTS IssuED-Patents have been issued to
citizens of the District as follows: stephen d.
CaStleman, building block; r. A. and X. C. Hill,
water closet; Revere r. Gurey, distance tnStru-
ment; f. H. Bond, administrator OF j. G. Cock
SHUT, deceased riding pillow.
ILLNESS OF MR. MARR--Mr. James H. MARI, the
veteran Chief clerk OF the First Assistant Post
master Generals Office, has been confined to his
noon ne was reported to be somewhat better. Mr..
MARI Is seventy seven years Of age, and has been
In the service Of the Post Office department since
June !, 1881. He has been chief clerk since 1867.
The Gay Sons Of Senators.
Washington Letter to Boston Traveller.
There are quite number Of Senator'S sons who
proudly Claim the distinction OF being "high roll
lers.' The antics Of Senator Fairs son are yet
fresh In the public mind, but that young hopeful
has disappeared and no longer attempts to lay the
town under a crimson covering. He has gone to
another land and will not the police here to
sigh with apprehension every time they see him
has he disappeared, but the dashing son of a dis
| t1ngu1shed southern senator is also among The
missing, having left a cloud Of debts behind him
which Will keep bis memory green for some time at
creditors.
HIS greatest exploit was at the expense Of a
famous st. Louis belle who has been dazzling the
eyes OF society here. One day the young man met
tne Oel!e on the street. and playfully grabbed her
when he opened it and took out ten dollar note
she began TO wonder whether it was all joke or
not. She ordered him to return 1t at once but to
her surprise the senatorial hopeful replied that he
would see her later Perhaps he WILL but he hasnt
yet. The fellow, after securing the money, called
upon young lady who was friend OF the st.
Louis belle and invited her out to dine with him.
not knowing, OF course, the preceding facts, she
TINS episode the town began to grow rather sultry
lot tne young man, and be packed up his baggage
ana len. He hasn't shown his head here since and
the chances are that he will steer clear Of this
town for some time to come.
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FrOm wall Street ,Co.nav

NEW YORK, March S.-The stockmarket opened
generally strong this morning. first prices showing
advances over last evening final figures OF from
Il TO "a per cent, the latter in Richmond and West
Point. The business done was very irregularly
distributed. western Union and Jersey Central
being extremely active with fair business in
Richmond and West Point Lackawanna Read
ing and st. Paul and the remainder dull. The first
two stocks mentioned were strong each gaining
per cent, but the remainder displayed some
hesitation, though finally they became firm and
advances or small fractions were recorded, re-
ceSSiOn from the best prices occurred later, how
ever, and In many cases prices were carried below
those OF the opening. At IL o'clock the market is
quiet and heavy, close to opening prices.
PERsoNAL--Charles E. Gait OF Washington was
in San Francisco last Tuesday.-W. D. Kipps OF
New York, and B. s. Fox OF Virginia, are at the
Metropolitan.-S. c. Bond OF Louisville, and r. G..
Macarthur or Michigan, are at the NATIONAL
z. j. Tucker OF New York, NJ. Hughitt OF chicago,
Edward Wheelan OF Brooklyn, Otis NorcrOss OF
Boston and s. N. Fulton OF York, Pa, are at the
ArlingtOn.-Gen. Merritt OF West Point
Is at Wormley'A-C. +. Schmidt and w. G..
Carr, tr,, OF New York, are at welckers-
Hon. ]: c. New OF Indiana, j. II. Welsh Of New
York, +. T. TroWbrdge OF Toledo, Ohio, and John
!. Deian0 OF Boston are at the RiggS.-E. C..
Larned OF New York. J. Marion Brooks OF Califor-
MA, J. II. Proctor OF England, Geo. Hayes OF Bal
timore, and VIM Buste Of Wilmington. DEL, are
at Wizards Compton, j. J..
Jones OF Boston. Dr. II. F. Walker OF New York,
~. Francis Mast of the navy, and Judge Van II.
Higgins OF Chicago are at the Ebbttt.
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TRYING 10 BURN NEIL BURGESS HOCsg.-A re
ward Is offered by the authorities OF Red Bank, \.
j., for the capture OF mtscreants who fev nights
ago attempted 70 burn the barn and outhouses OF
Neil Burge1A the actor, who Is Q summer resident
at the Highlands Of Nayestnk.
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Hanlan Is In active training At Toronto for bis
race with Beach, proposing to walk fifteen or
twenty miles daily Tor about SIX week&
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Mr.. Bradley Much Refer.

Mr.. Joseph II. Bradley was sitting up this morn
ing at his residence and said to a STAR reporter
who called upon him, "You can see, sir, that my
bacco."
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A SQUEEZE IN MAY WHEAT.
Tremendous Excitement i'm the Chicago
Wheat Pit To-day.

1rem1en00US excitement IN the chicago
Wheat Pit To-day.
CHICAGO, March 8, p. m--The wheat pit has
been the scene Of the widest excitement to-day
that has been known for years. May wheat, which
was quoted last week at TN, had advanced
eight cents In the past few days, and there
Is now every sign that squeeze" is contem-
plated for May delivery. The magnitude OF such a
speculative undertaking can hardly be realized
even by the big operators On the board, in view OF
the large stocks Of wheat in sight.
Last Friday May went up from 70 to 80 cents
On Saturday the price went to S34, and shortly
before noon to-day the price advanced To SO cents,
but closed at S516 at o'clock.
II = claimed that the shortage is the greatest
ever known here, and the statement Is made that
operators here and for outside customers sold fully
forty million bushels additional yesterday In eX-
pectatiOn OF q bt9 decline.
New Workers. Calitornians, Cincinnatians and
ChlcagoanS are reported back OF the deal, while u
large number Of local Dealers New Workers and
EngtShmen are said to be ''Short."
More Changes i'm Salisbury's Cabinet
Likely.
LONDON, March S:-A rumor V current that the
appointment OF M. Balfour to the Irish chief
secretarysbip Is only temporary, and that other
cabinet changes are meditated.
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ELECTION OF OTyICERs.-The National Lite Insu-
rance company OF the United States elected to-day
Tue following directors: Van II. Higgins, A. S.
NieS,s T. raSe pfyia 3uigga GEIus bentley
=: turner, Jaa B. Bradwell, VIM. A. Thral, A. w.
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Tracy Titus once the husband OF Alice Oates,
day night
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Sebastian Aman, Godfrey Holden, J. Frank
johnson and SOlari Brothers, Salo0n-keepers, each
forfeited $40 collateral In the Police CURT to-day
tor violating the sunday law.
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Municipal ELECTION. i'm Maine.

The municipal elections ia Maine yesterday -.
suited as follows: In Portland Mayor Chapman.
republican, is reelected by about LOCO majority.
and the republicans carry all but two wards. In
Bath Mayor Wakefield. republican, is reelected.
The city government is republican. In Auburn A.
NJ. Penley, republican, is elected mayor The city
government Ii republican In Lewiston ID. J. NC
Gillicuddy, democrat, Is elected mayor by - ma
1orfty. The city government Is republican In
Gardner Major j. w. Berry, young mems candi-
date, is elected mayor by 800 majority. In $500
Lewis 4. Emnons republican, Is elected mayor by
2t9 majority. The city government rs republican
elected by BIZ majority Both branches of the
council are republican. In Ellsworth II. T. Mason,
Democrat is reelected mayor by 81 majority. The
city government is republican.
The reduction OF fares on the street-car lines In
Philadelphia went into effect yesterday.